Follow Energy News at Aalto University | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/880046/feed News listing en Applications for Aalto International Talent Program open 20th-26th October /en/news/applications-for-aalto-international-talent-program-open-20th-26th-october Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:35:55 +0000 Kaisa Paasivirta 1337466 at /en Aalto International Talent Programme offers students the opportunity to network and learn about Finnish working life. Nearly 900 international master's and doctoral students have already participated in the group mentoring intitiative since its launch in 2020. Careers Collaboration School of Engineering School of Business School of Chemical Engineering School of Science School of Electrical Engineering School of Arts, Design and Architecture doctoral education business cooperation Cooperation Studies Aalto International Talent -ohjelmaan osallistui vuonna 2025 yli 150 kansainvälistä opiskelijaa. Are you the new ARTS Data Agent? /en/news/are-you-the-new-arts-data-agent Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:23:14 +0000 Charlotte Forsgård 1337430 at /en Apply to be the next Data Agent from the School of ARTS. Services Research School of Arts, Design and Architecture Research Data Management (RDM) newsletter Research & Art Thin breads in different colours made of glass hanging in a pole Internationalisation requires leaders to adapt their mental models /en/news/internationalisation-requires-leaders-to-adapt-their-mental-models Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:14:59 +0000 Juuso Mäntykivi 1337340 at /en To succeed in today’s diverse and fragmented international environment, leaders of Finnish companies need to be able to rethink established mental models and ways of working. Failures can challenge ingrained assumptions and spark change. Business and economics Global business dynamics Research Department of Management Studies School of Business internationalisation corporate management Research & Art Mies, jolla on tummansininen bleiseri ja khakihousut, nojaa marmoriseinään modernissa rakennuksessa. Rapid growth of solar power in Finland could crash summer electricity prices – new study warns of economic risks /en/news/rapid-growth-of-solar-power-in-finland-could-crash-summer-electricity-prices-new-study-warns-of Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:56:39 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1336517 at /en Finland must rethink its power market to safeguard clean energy investments. Research Sustainability Technology and engineering energy solar energy solar panels Press releases Research & Art Laaja aurinkopaneelikenttä, riveissä paneeleita vihreällä ruoholla, osittain pilvisen taivaan alla. Invisible triumph: how a Finnish invention powers modern microelectronics /en/news/invisible-triumph-how-a-finnish-invention-powers-modern-microelectronics Tue, 09 Sep 2025 08:35:49 +0000 Juuso Mäntykivi 1334213 at /en Atomic layer deposition (ALD), developed in Finland, is a semiconductor manufacturing method at the heart of modern technology, enabling ever-smaller computers, smartphones, and everyday devices. Innovations Research Technology and engineering ALD Department of Chemistry and Materials Science MLD processes School of Chemical Engineering half conductors thin films Press releases Research & Art Kaksi pyöreää kiekkoa kumikäsineisiin puetuissa käsissä, yksi metallinen ja yksi sininen, laboratorioympäristössä. Prof. Yaolin Xu’s battery research awarded prestigious energy storage prize /en/news/prof-yaolin-xus-battery-research-awarded-prestigious-energy-storage-prize Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:39:28 +0000 Ville Heirola 1336234 at /en Track record and future potential in building better energy storage solutions landed Assistant Professor Xu the Energy Storage Materials Young Scientist Award. Technology and engineering battery technology energy energy and the environment energy-related research sustainability Awards and Recognition Photo of prof. Yaolin Xu by Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University. Send your nominations for Aalto ELEC Awards 2025 /en/news/send-your-nominations-for-aalto-elec-awards-2025 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:29:56 +0000 Kira Vesikko 1336053 at /en We are celebrating education, research, impact and other work done for our community. Send your nominations before 31st October! Research Technology and engineering School of Electrical Engineering Awards and Recognition University Violetteja kukkia pöydällä. Aalto University School of Business offers free trainings for senior employees in SMEs as part of EU-funded project /en/news/aalto-university-school-of-business-offers-free-trainings-for-senior-employees-in-smes-as-part-of-eu-0 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:09:24 +0000 Kristaps Kovalonoks 1335930 at /en Aalto University’s School of Business is inviting employees aged 55 and over from SMEs in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area to join two free training programmes this autumn as part of the EU-funded Senior Talent project. Research Collaboration University Entrepreneurship School of Business trainings research entrepreneurship Cooperation University People are seated in a meeting room with numbered tables. A bright 'A' symbol is visible in the background. Designs for a Cooler Planet awarded with a prestigious Helsinki Design Award /en/news/designs-for-a-cooler-planet-awarded-with-a-prestigious-helsinki-design-award Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:50:00 +0000 Katja Rönkkö 1334071 at /en Designs for a Cooler Planet, Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition showcasing the latest experiments, innovations, and prototypes by students and researchers, has received the prestigious Helsinki Design Award. The nearly two-month-long exhibition is now open on Aalto University’s campus, Espoo. Sustainability Exhibitions design radical creativity Press releases Näyttelyvieraita näyttelyssä Join the Unite! Engineering Biology second online matchmaking event on 25 September /en/news/join-the-unite-engineering-biology-second-online-matchmaking-event-on-25-september Thu, 23 May 2024 09:27:39 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1083536 at /en The Unite! Engineering Biology initiative aims to unite researchers from all the nine partner universities in the Unite! alliance to advance key technologies and sustainable processes. Collaboration Technology and engineering School of Chemical Engineering Unite Unite staff Cooperation Laboratory work at the School of Chemical Engineering Riina Kostiainen sliced Nokia’s 5G networks for her thesis /en/news/riina-kostiainen-sliced-nokias-5g-networks-for-her-thesis Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:22:34 +0000 Virpi Raski 1332541 at /en In her master's thesis, made in collaboration with Nokia, Riina Kostiainen researched dividing 5G networks into virtual slices, which ensure bandwidth for such critical devices. Innovations Careers Collaboration 5G Aalto Thesis Nokia School of Electrical Engineering Research & Art Riina Kostiainen Nokian tiloissa ELLIS Institute Finland welcomes 9 new professors as principal investigators and PS Fellows /en/news/ellis-institute-finland-welcomes-9-new-professors-as-principal-investigators-and-ps-fellows Wed, 20 Aug 2025 05:36:29 +0000 Amanda Alvarez 1332520 at /en Institute's first recruitment brings nine leading researchers to Finland Digitalisation and AI Research Technology and engineering University Aalto University professors Department of Computer Science School of Electrical Engineering artificial intelligence computer science computing machine learning new professors partner university research technology universities Appointments Press releases University Logo of ELLIS Institute Finland with a striped map of Europe above and multicoloured letters 'ellis'. Creating room for connection, dialogue, and collective planning is more important than ever /en/news/creating-room-for-connection-dialogue-and-collective-planning-is-more-important-than-ever Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:40:09 +0000 Maria Uusitalo 1329997 at /en Two workshops were organised to build bridges and foster meaningful action on EDI at the Aalto School of Business. Research Collaboration University Inclusion Department of Management Studies School of Business Department of Accounting and Business Law Department of Marketing Diversity Department of Finance Department of Economics Department of Information and Service Management diversity equality University Joukko osallistujia istuu moderneissa tiloissa pöytien ympärillä; jotkut pitävät papereita ja keskustelevat. Kuva EDI-työpajasta kesäkuussa 2025. Postdoctoral researcher Bayan Karimi wins 2025 Young Scientist Prize /en/news/postdoctoral-researcher-bayan-karimi-wins-2025-young-scientist-prize Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:48:47 +0000 Heli Laukko 1322403 at /en The prize is the 2025 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize for the Commission on Low Temperature Physics (C5). Research Department of Applied Physics School of Science postdoctoral researchers Awards and Recognition Research & Art Person wearing a patterned knit sweater and grey turtleneck in a science laboratory with metal equipment in the background. Doctoral thesis: Finland’s civil defence shelters protect nearly everyone – but hotter summers may test their limits /en/news/doctoral-thesis-finlands-civil-defence-shelters-protect-nearly-everyone-but-hotter-summers-may-test Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:34:37 +0000 Susanna Rosin 1319570 at /en Built over decades, Finland’s civil defence shelter system covers almost the entire population and has cost the equivalent of three years of defence spending. Dissertations Research Department of Mechanical Engineering School of Engineering doctoral theses Press releases Mies puvussa seisoo suuren vihreän metallisen oven vieressä maanalaisessa bunkkerissa. Five things everyone should know about the materials powering the green transition /en/news/five-things-everyone-should-know-about-the-materials-powering-the-green-transition Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:55:15 +0000 Juuso Mäntykivi 1318315 at /en The green transition depends on more than just clean energy — it requires a massive, complex supply of critical raw materials, especially metals and minerals. From mining and refining to recycling and innovation, here are five key things everyone should know about the materials powering a sustainable future. Innovations Research Sustainability Technology and engineering Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering School of Chemical Engineering battery technology electric cars metallurgy metals minerals Press releases Research & Art A disassembled battery with its components laid out side by side: metal casing, inner sheets, crushed mass, powders, and coloured granulates. Aalto University participates in Finland's first Glass Biennale /en/news/aalto-university-participates-in-finlands-first-glass-biennale Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:23:35 +0000 Liivia Pallas 1318092 at /en The School of Arts, Design, and Architecture at Aalto University will be prominently featured in the first international Finnish Glass Biennale, taking place from June 5th to 8th, 2025, in Riihimäki, Nuutajärvi, and Iittala. Arts and design Collaboration Design Department of Design Exhibitions Glass Cooperation Research & Art Viisi kirkasta lasiveistosta, joissa on abstrakteja muotoja ja ihmiskehon osia sisällä, asetettu tummaa taustaa vasten. New textbook by Mika Järvinen and Hanna Paulomäki guides engineers toward a sustainable energy transition /en/news/new-textbook-by-mika-jarvinen-and-hanna-paulomaki-guides-engineers-toward-a-sustainable-energy Mon, 19 May 2025 12:32:04 +0000 Laura Vaherkoski 1315243 at /en How should the education of energy engineers change to support not only climate goals but also ecological and social sustainability? The newly published textbook Designing Renewable Energy Systems within Planetary Boundaries offers answers to the question. Energy solutions Sustainability Teaching ecology energy energy systems energy technics Research & Art Studies Pariskunta kävelee polulla, jota ympäröivät koivut ja vehreä kasvillisuus. Nirmal Kumar Sugavanam: Stay persistent, patient, and peaceful in job search /en/news/nirmal-kumar-sugavanam-stay-persistent-patient-and-peaceful-in-job-search Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:31:01 +0000 Tanja Makkonen 1311380 at /en Nirmal Kumar Sugavanam, a School of Business Master's student in Business Analytics, says that showing genuine enthusiasm in recruitment processes has played a big part in getting internships and jobs in Finland. Studies Careers Collaboration BIZ, Bachelor’s Programmes BIZ, Master's Programmes International Business, Mikkeli School of Business Cooperation Studies Nirmal Kumar Sugavanam as Student Contact Person Kylli Join us for the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 Ceremony /en/news/join-us-for-the-aalto-open-science-award-2024-ceremony Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:55:25 +0000 Charlotte Forsgård 1312039 at /en All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required! Services Honoured Research A Grid School of Chemical Engineering School of Arts, Design and Architecture Research Data Management (RDM) open science doctoral education Research and innovation services newsletter Awards and Recognition Research & Art Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony, May 20, 2025, 1-2.30pm, Mordor A Grid, Otakaari 5 02150 Espoo. Programme: Welcome words, award video screening, AALTOLAB, Aki Vehtari, Rupesh Vyas, panel discussion on open science, coffee & ice cream. All Aaltonians welcome!